Magazine racket

October 02, 2008|By FROM NEWS SERVICES

Barack Obama will address hip-hop aficionados in an upcoming issue of Vibe magazine. The presidential candidate's open letter in the November issue appeals to readers to register to vote and contains the message: "We are at a defining moment in our history."

RedEye couldn't resist recommending some other magazine audiences that Obama and Republican presidential candidate John McCain could address.

Obama

* Cosmopolitan: Both candidates need to court women. What better way for Obama to reach some of them than through Cosmo? Obama just has to make the letter as compelling as those quizzes.

* AARP The Magazine: With septuagenarian McCain touting his experience, Obama could win over the older set with an appeal in AARP.

McCain

* O: Oprah has thrown her media might behind Obama, but McCain could appeal to her readers with the message: "Embrace your best life. Vote McCain."

* The Source: McCain could snare the other half of the hip-hop nation with The Source. Daddy Yankee is a McCain supporter, so maybe he can put in a good word.